Authored by Rep. Joseph Leepan T. Guerrero, chair of the House Committee on Commerce and Tourism, the bill would expand the statutory duties of MVA to promote tourism.
Joseph Leepan T. Guerrero This would include allowing MVA to develop, construct, improve, and maintain tourist sites and other facilities that could potentially attract visitors, as well as authorizing MVA to issue grants for projects and programs “to increase visitors’ satisfaction.”
Comments on H.B. 21-3 have been received from the Office of the Mayor of the Municipality of Saipan, MVA, the 17th Tinian Municipal Council, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Saipan Chamber of Commerce.
Members of the general public are welcome to provide comments at the committee meeting.
